Steven Smith has confirmed his participation in the next edition of the Pakistan Super League. This will be the first time when he will be playing the T20 tournament.

Steven Smith will make his PSL debut next year&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP

Former Australian skipper Steven Smith is all set to make his Pakistan Super League debut next year as the 29-year-old has entered the players' draft for the upcoming season of the tournament. The T20 league will serve Smith with much-need match practice before he will be allowed to play international cricket next year from the month of March. PSL is slated to be played in the month of February-March while Smith’s one year ban will end in the last week of March.

Smith was banned by Cricket Australia for a period of one year for his involvement in the ball-tampering saga that took place during the third Test of the series against South Africa earlier this year. Along with him, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were also banned by Cricket Australia.

After being banned, Smith and Warner went on to play in the inaugural Global T20 Canada before being signed by Caribbean Premier League franchises. They both, along with Bancroft, are allowed to play grade cricket, county cricket and T20 leagues around the world. However, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not allow them to take part in IPL 2018.

(AB de Villiers will play PSL 2019. Photo credits: PTI)

Smith, who will make his PSL debut next season, is probably the second-biggest player to have confirmed his participation in the tournament. A few days back, former South African skipper AB de Villiers had confirmed his participation in the tournament. Both the star players have been named in the list of ‘foreign platinum players.

Steven Smith set for Pakistan Super League debut next season, confirms PSL 4 participationDescription:Steven Smith has confirmed his participation in the next edition of the Pakistan Super League. This will be the first time when he will be playing the T20 tournament.Times Now